2017 Track and Field
Roster
Essence Jackson
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Florence, S.C.
2014-15 Indoor: Was named Third Team All-Conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay with Sierra White, Courtney Bradley and Draneisha Griffin…Recorded top-10 finishes in each of her final three meets of the season in the 800-meter run…Set a new school record, breaking a three-year old mark, in the 800-meter run after finishing fourth at the A-Sun Championships with a time of 2:11.82…Posted a time of 2:19.40 to finish sixth in the 800-meter seeded at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational…Recorded an eighth place finish at the Bob Pollock Classic after completing the 800-meter run seeded in 2:22.51…Also competed in the 400-meter dash.
2014 Outdoor: Named Third Team All-Conference in the 800-meter run after finishing 3rd at the A-Sun Championships with a school record time of 2:14.01…Was a member of the school record holding 4x800-meter relay team along with Molly Bliss, Jasmine Polite and Anastasia Kolesnitchenko, set during the CCU Invitational where they finished 1st with a time of 9:19.04…Recorded four straight top-10 finishes to end the season and had five overall…Added three top-10 performances in the 800-meter run at the CCU Invitational (8th), Charlotte Invitational (9th) and Aggie Last Chance (6th)…Posted a time of 1:00.55 in the 400-meter dash for a 6th-place finish at the Charlotte Invitational.
2013-14 Indoor: Earned First Team All-Conference honors in the 4x400-meter relay with Dominique Nock, Heaven Briggs and Ashley Edmond; became the first 4x400-meter quartet to win the event at the A-Sun Championships…Competed in the 800-meter run where she compiled four top-10 finishes…Had a best finish of 4th at the Mountaineer Open…Placed 5th in the season-opening Appalachian Invitational…Posted a personal-best time of 2:22.56 at the A-Sun Championships...Combined with Molly Bliss, Anastasia Kolesnitchenko and Rebecca Elliott to finish 2nd in the distance medley at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge...Placed 5th in the distance medley along with Molly Bliss, Ashley Edmond and Anastasia Kolesnitchenko at the A-Sun Championships.
High School: Attended Wilson High School where she ran cross country for head coach Raymond Krolewictz and track and field for head coach Wendy Barr…Earned varsity letters in both cross country and track and field…Was part of the 4x400-meter relay state championship team in 2011…Earned All-Region accolades.
Personal: Born on May 24, 1995…Mother is Peppy Thomas…Is majoring in exercise science…Enjoys watching movies and going on quick road trips…Her favorite food is peanut butter and jelly…Claims “The Dark Knight” is her favorite movie…Her favorite actor is Melissa McCarthy…Favorite singers are Tasha Cobbs, Jill Scott and Miquel…Her favorite season is summer…Lists her favorite athlete as Alyssa Mantano… Favorite quote is, “Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid” from John 14:27.
